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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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